Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 292A

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292A. (1)The person giving notice of the birth shall also deliver a declaration by the parents of the child indicating the surnam e to be used by the child in terms of the choice made by virtue of s ub- articles (3) or (4) of article 4 , or of article 4A, or of artic le 92, and such surname shall be registered in the column under the headin g "Name or names by which the child is to be called and Surname" in the Act of Birth immediately after such name or names. (2) Where no such declaration is made in the case of a child conceived and born out of wedlock or where the parents are in disagreement, any of the parents may request the directions of the competent court in terms of article 131. 112 [CAP. 16. CIVIL CODE Sub-title III OF ACTS OF MARRIAGE Particulars of act of marriage. Amended by: XXXI.1965.8; XXXVII.1975.23; XXII.1976.3; XXX.1995.3; XIII.2007.13; L.N. 426 of 2012; XXIII.2017.63; LXV .2020.25.

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